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Meredith Monk

The Recordings

ECM
Release Date: November 11, 2022

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1 I Dolmen Music  
2 II Turtle Dreams  
3 III Do You Be  
4 IV Book Of Days  
5 V Facing North  
6 Facing North  
7 Vessel: an opera epic  
8 Recent Ruins  
9 VI Atlas - An Opera In Three Parts / Part I: Personal Climate  
10 Part II: Night Travel  
11 Part III: Invisible Light  
12 VII Volcano Songs / Duets  
13 Volcano Songs: Solos  
14 from Light Songs  
15 VIII Mercy  
16 IX Impermanence  
17 X Songs Of Ascension  
18 XI Piano Songs  
19 XIII On Behalf Of Nature  
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The Recordings, a box set edition compiling all Meredith Monk ECM New Series discs to date, is issued on the occasion of the composer and singer’s 80th birthday. Included here are the albums Dolmen Music, Turtle Dreams, Do You Be, Book of Days, Facing North, ATLAS, Volcano Songs, mercy, impermanence, Songs of Ascension, Piano Songs, and On Behalf of Nature. Each album is a revelation. The box set also incorporates a 300-page book reprising all original liner notes, plus new texts and interviews, many photographs, archival documents, quotes from the press, and more.

From Manfred Eicher’s preface: “Meredith Monk is one of the truly original artists of our time and we are proud to present this edition of her collected recordings on ECM. It has been a great inspiration and a real joy to have worked with her on the projects included here, a voyage of discovery. From Dolmen Music to On Behalf of Nature, Meredith’s ensembles have expanded and contracted to meet the changing needs of the music … But whether orchestral forces are involved (as on ATLAS and Songs of Ascension) or just two musicians (as on Facing North and Piano Songs), Meredith’s artistic signature is unmistakable. As assuredly as fellow outsiders and independent thinkers such as Henry Cowell, John Cage or Harry Partch, she has created her own universe, and in the process changed perceptions of contemporary music.”

  • An upcoming book continues celebrations of Meredith Monk's 80th / DANCE Magazine
    Posted At: February 28, 2024 12:00 AM
    Meredith Monk is a composer, singer, director/choreographer and creator of new opera, music-theater works, films and installations. Recognized as one of the most unique and influential artists of our time, she is a pioneer in what is now called “extended vocal technique” and “interdisciplinary performance.” Monk creates works that thrive at the intersection of music and movement, image and object, light and...
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  • Meredith Monk in full voice / ArtReview
    Posted At: February 26, 2024 12:00 AM
    Calling at Haus der Kunst, Munich draws attention to the artist’s genre-defying practice, positioning her sound compositions in conversation with theatre, film and danceArt Review's Emily May writes…Meredith Monk’s practice is synonymous with sound. During her six decade career, the American artist has used her voice as an instrument, stretching its expressive potential without using recognisable words or l...
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  • 'Calling' Oude Kerk: Amsterdam series, digs into Meredith Monk's art sets / Wallpaper*
    Posted At: January 9, 2024 12:00 AM
    Meredith Monk’s interdisciplinary art sets all the senses singing in Amsterdam showWallpaper*'s - HANNAH SILVER writes….‘Meredith Monk is a first-generation pioneer of interdisciplinary art,’ says Beatrix Ruf, director of Hartwig Art Foundation, which co-presents her new exhibition, ‘Meredith Monk: Calling’, alongside Oude Kerk Amsterdam. ‘From the very beginning, she brought together her self-developed uni...
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  • Oude Kerk Amsterdam and Hartwig Art Foundation will present the first extensive Euro exhibition on Meredith Monk / e-flux
    Posted At: June 14, 2023 12:00 AM
    The Hartwig Art Foundation is pleased to announce its upcoming presentations and collaborations dedicated to the artists Meredith Monk.Meredith Monk: Indra’s Net - “In a world that is so fragmented and full of sorrow, I want to create work that affirms life and our sense of connection to each other and all living beings.” —Meredith MonkLiving legend Meredith Monk has devoted her life to exploring the potent...
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  • A tribute to Meredith Monk highlights Bang on a Can's 'Long Play Festival' / SFCV
    Posted At: May 30, 2023 12:00 AM
    SFCV - Emery Kerekes writes…..On a backyard restaurant patio in Red Hook, a post-industrial corner of coastal Brooklyn with great vibes and dismal transit, I waited for the opening to stalwart new-music organization Bang on a Can’s Long Play festival (May 5–7).Long Play is a watch-until-you-drop weekend of new music’s best and brightest, an apt expansion on the 12-hour marathon events Bang on a Can once fur...
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  • New York maverick: Meredith Monk celebrates her 80th birthday with 12 album box on ECM: 'The Recordings' / UNCUT
    Posted At: January 6, 2023 12:00 AM
    The Recordings, a box set edition compiling all Meredith Monk ECM New Series discs to date, is issued on the occasion of the composer and singer’s 80th birthday.Included here are the albums Dolmen Music, Turtle Dreams, Do You Be, Book of Days, Facing North, ATLAS, Volcano Songs, mercy, impermanence, Songs of Ascension, Piano Songs, and On Behalf of Nature. Each album is a revelation.The box set also incorpo...
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